Despite the market’s rising share and significance, ETF sponsors to date have not acted on sustainability statements by structuring instruments to explicitly exclude deforestation-linked equities.

Will Fashion Dye Another Day?

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A focus on the financial risks arising from the extensive use and misuse of water in the wet processing stage of clothing production.

Bonds for Ponds presents a case for financing an industry transition, using green bonds to scale innovative feeds.

The UK exports most of its seafood catch to EU neighbours and then imports fish for domestic consumption

Traceable Returns

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A new report reveals how traceability could align sustainability with profitability issues in the sector.

Financial think tank finds that – despite significant sustainability and profitability benefits – only one large seafood processor has pledged to implement globally-recognised traceability standards.

The natural foundations for human prosperity are being undermined at an alarming rate, yet according to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) the financial solutions currently on the table will be insufficient to halt or reverse the decline.

Strong growth in athleisure sales amidst a COVID-19 driven online acceleration has been a rare bright spot in a challenging operating environment for the apparel industry.
Yet the related increase in synthetic fibre use is likely to extend and deepen water-related risks to human and animal health.

Seafood, the most traded food globally, is operating with a broken supply chain. Bottlenecks are apparent at both processors and distributors. If the seafood market were working efficiently, harvesting output would have fallen more dramatically. To date, lower seafood prices have failed to stop this oversupply, which means that seafood waste is rising.

As natural capital related losses in agricultural production and trade materialise, Argentina’s debt-paying capacity will likely be compromised. Sovereign investors and the IMF are heavily incentivised to demand a clear and credible pathway to achieving zero deforestation, in turn, bolstering Argentina’s mid-term attractiveness for investment.